Title reads 'Intersectional Policy Development'. Three pieces of paper with text shown in a row.

Intersectional Policy Development

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Introduction

Three resources from Intertwine about intersectional policy development. These resources include:

  • Representing the problem – Policy Resource
  • Intersectional elaborations – Activity Sheet
  • Power map and spheres of influence – Activity Sheet.

Resources

Representing the Problem

A series of questions to consider about the ‘problem’ adapted from this book – Poststructural Policy Analysis: A Guide to Practice by Carol Bacchi and Susan Goodwin.

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Intersectional Elaborations

Start digging deeper by identifying and mapping other factors. Adapted from Intersectional elaboration: Using a multiracial feminist co-design technique with Latina teens for emotional health by Ralph Vacca.

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Power Map and Spheres of Influence

Activity sheet - Titled 'power map & spheres of influence'. Diagram of X and y axes crossed over in the centre. Each end has arrows. X axis has up the top More Power and Less Power down the bottom. On right axis says Supportive and on left says Opposed. Text reads 'Map all of the stakeholders in the situation. Who holds the power? Who agrees with your aims? Who disagrees? Who is least powerful? Who benefits? Who loses out? Draw lines between the different stakeholders to show how they are connected. You can use a legend, such as saying that double solid lines indicate they work together in partnership or are deeply connected, while a single solid line means a connection through funding, and a dotted line means one ‘influences’ the other organisation or individual. You can put arrows on the ends of the lines to indicate the direction of influence or power. Explore the following questions: Ή Who agrees with you and has the power to influence others to shift the situation so that more marginalised people or ecosystems flourish? Ή How are you going to engage the different stakeholders? Ή In what way can you create spaces for those with less formal power to co-create solutions? Ή Are you in a position to hand over power, as in citizen juries, for example? Ή If the power distribution is unequal, where are the opportunities for you to disrupt it and recreate a more equitable system?' There is a illustration of a platypus and the Intertwin logo.

Use this activity sheet to delve deeper into the power dynamics.

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